Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah

[@Sernaabq]

This is my favorite rendition of his song. No one sings this like he does, his voice is haunting in a good way

[@kanyefuck7018]

It's one of the few artists that I want to sing along to but just cannot get a handle on it.

[@darlenefraser3022]

It’s beautiful but you should try the Pentatonix cover. Goosebumps

[@Endrit719]

@@kanyefuck7018 true, pure unique voice he has

[@DWARING2004]

Jeff Buckley's version is very emotional in my opinion

[@Rabloyt]

This is the best version, maybe is cuz he is the composer

[@JuniorT]

This version includes my favorite verse (not many do): "I did my best, it wasn't much I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you And even though it all went wrong I'll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah" Redemption is a powerful thing.

[@gloriamartinez8960]

Hallelujah ! And redemption is a powerful tool💕

[@VV-eg8wt]

Yyyyyeess this is the best part from the best song which sang by the best singer

[@littleredruri]

I thought this was in like, all versions... like, he had a set first and last verse, and everything in between was random to what he felt like at the time. Maybe I'm wrong. Idk.

[@tonyapinkston4716]

This song is about sex and orgasm. He has said this many times.

[@billcarr54]

One of the greatest composers/lyricists of the 20th century IMHO.......I love everything his does.

[@mikey4483]

Bill Carr

[@jschuler53]

me too.

[@janeleekeller]

TIN EAR❓

[@elizabethday3088]

Goosebumps every time. RIP Mr Cohen.

[@ProsciuttinoXL]

Leonard Cohen has been there all through my life. And with every new album one or two songs were added to my personal list of all-time favourites. Leonard is there with the truly great like Beethoven, Mozart, Bach and Brel, with songs such as Halleluja, If it be your will and The window. Thank you, Leonard Cohen, for making the world more beautiful.

[@maryswilde]

My heart is so full..

[@mattkielbania9082]

This song and Tom Waits Waltzing Matilda saved my life. Music has the power to heal and save.. happy 2021

[@brie4ella26]

I just love the way this sounds, definitely one of the greats. Gone but never forgotten.

[@WolfenSteed]

I really love all of this positive feedback. It's great to know that soooo many others appreciate Leonard Cohen like I do.

[@antonystringfellow5152]

I'm 100% atheist but even so I still love this song... always have, always will. For me it's just as much about the human spirit as it is about any religion.

[@chrishaviland7966]

hahaha, hallelujah literally translates to "praise the lord" atheist?

[@idarejler3635]

Of course. It is about our true deep spirituality. The search for Love.

[@r.pneumo7337]

Pure Class, this man. Forever.

[@joanching1426]

Ru Pneumokok n

[@Endrit719]

I could swear that god send this man to Earth for this very purpose I heard Rufus, I heard Jeff, I heard many "Best hallelujah version" but no. Nothing can beat this never, never.

[@cch255]

So humble. So gentle. So talented. Our loss, but thankfully you were here for us and left this song behind.

[@heinrichweber9735]

He was going 50 yaers in my live. In this time was go dead my lovely wife, my two younger brothers, and now hi is going. And with him the biggest part from my live. So long Leonard Cohen. The live is short but a big gift from God. Amen. Halleluja.

[@BloodyNoraaaa]

Good Night Sir .... Thank you ... for all your wonderful songs. Rest In Music xx

[@skyblueman46]

LC is soooo bloody wonderful. He wrote this, and sings it better than any one. I will remember this song for the rest of my life, -- plus it gives me thoughts of the best man on the planet, cos he introduced me to it, I love him. Cheers. Sky.

[@TheBilliam101]

I fell in love with this song in freshman year of high school. I’m 27 now and still listen constantly. It’s one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard

[@gloriamartinez8960]

One of the greates !!!t I'm still ❤ coming back to listen 🎶.

[@judiegooch]

This is incredible. To hear and see the original songwriter singing his famous song! Everyone thinks of the "Shrek" version, but THIS IS THE REAL THING, written years ago, and he doesn't get enough credit his genius! He wrote eleven verses to this, but I can only find them in his book....this is WONDROUS! THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH THE WORLD!

[@northofyou33]

RIP. You were the best of the best.

[@Echnaton1954]

He were not the best of the best -- he IS the best of the best !

[@bobmacphail3221]

:)

[@lilup9138]

❤️❤️❤️

[@LOOKinsideyurSELF]

@@Echnaton1954 better than hewey lewis?

[@Gwenluvsmusic]

The original and best version of the greatest song ever written xxxx

[@zelmiracholevova184]

Yes. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Each variation is torture. Don’t

[@sondrautube]

Mr. Cohen is the master of heart in this song and in his work period.

[@sfighter0085]

I got the news this morning. I just can't believe it. My first exposure to this guy was in 2009's "Watchmen", one of my favorite Comic Book Movies of all time. I first heard this song in a cover form in "Shrek", but this one is widely superior to that cover. R.I.P. Leonard Cohen, and may songs of Angels guide thee to thy rest.

[@Eduardo-ut3vy]

Eduardo e Fátima. Amei seu jeito de cantar, um verdadeiro hino de oração ao Senhor, nosso Deus. Parabéns. 🙏🙌🙏👏👏👏👏

[@pozoantonette]

I did my best, it wasn't much I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you And even though it all went wrong I'll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah...

[@gloriamartinez8960]

😢😢😢 makes me cry each time. Love this song ❤

[@MrJeffcoley1]

Another famous song I've never heard, or heard of. I really do need to broaden my horizons.

[@justaguyinashed]

Do it.

[@davidtrompton5194]

No, you really don't. The reason that you haven't heard this is because it's unmitigated shite.

[@janeleekeller]

Mr. J ; Try Listening to a Celebratory Christmas Version. Same Beautiful Music - Without Cohen's Depressing "Lyrics"‼️ Christians, DO IT BETTER 👍. JL - ✝️ 🎄 12/7/19

[@davekemp1808]

David Trompton, if you feel this is shite, I feel bad for the people who have to deal with your horrible sense of taste & feeble brain on a regular basis.

[@davekemp1808]

Janelee, anti-semite much?

[@hyracatherium]

The best part is the simplicity. Everyone knows what he is talking about and he knows we know. No one ever needs more than that.

[@tarascaglione5019]

This is his most beautiful rendition----I love the choir---they are integral

[@JLIV461]

My favorite lyrics are: "Maybe there's a God above", "Your faith was strong But you needed Proof", "You say I took the name, but I don't even know the name, but really, If I did, really; what's it too you?!?" "There's a blaze of light in every word, it doesn't matter which you heard the Holy or the Broken hallelujah". Man I wish God were real.

[@Dan_Frechette_Songwriter]

What's hilarious to me is I've heard this song a million times and only now do I finally hear the composers version! The song never went out of fashion like the video has!

[@VeronikRosa]

Leonard Cohen is one of Canada & the worlds true treasures. His lyrics are genius, his music rejuvinates,teaches & moves us to be kinder human beings. Why do we provoke each other with nasty comments? Those of us who do have lost the meaning of the GIFT of music.

[@scarletstarr]

I was so happy to see this video back again. I love Leonard Cohen! This is a classic!

[@DarioCruz33]

Uma das mais conhecidas e apreciadas versões e interptretações de uma canção que não esquecemos e nos emociona sempre que a ouvimos ... Acho que esta é de facto uma das mais preferidas entre todas (incontáveis?) ....

[@janisday1990]

RIP Leonard Cohen...God Bless you for the legacy you left us in your music. This is the most played song on my iPhone. It touches my soul. Thank you

[@pamelamurray9317]

What an amazing man, song-writer and example of human kindness. RIP Leonard. the world was a better place because of you.

[@gailrousseau9336]

a song so many know and yet have no idea......for this we are thankful for a man who gave us the song

[@carlosxoolcervantes5267]

GRACIAS ! FOR THIS MAGNEFICENT SONG! LEONARD.

[@piggy1955]

RIP leonard, thanks for all you gave us..

[@mikekinsella4780]

Find your happiness at last.. you WILL be missed for a very, very long time :-(

[@AdelleRamcharan]

Yup. Crying.

[@MikeKleinsteuber]

The man simply is a genius

[@kagekokoro]

a friend of mine turned me on to Leonard Cohen several years ago. I think this is one of his most precious pieces. Thank you for sharing it.

[@davekemp1808]

It's the track that took him so long to make because he wanted it as close to perfection as possible. With the thousands upon thousands of covers people have done over the decades, I'd say that he succeeded.

[@janeleekeller]

@@davekemp1808 He Failed Miserably 😝.

[@YouElm]

His most hypnotic rendition. This is the best version. He says "yah" instead of "you" and it makes for a much smoother and, in my opinion a more emotive feel to the song. I know Leonard preferred to use his words rather than taking shortcuts; this song transcends that. If it's the only song he sang with slang then all the better to differentiate it even more from all (of his) songs. This is a masterpiece, like 'Bohemian Rhapsody', it just pulls you into its orbit and you get lost in it.

[@leoremy]

Still so much better than all covers. People who were "searching for this for years": Next time try searching in a cd store or on iTunes... Always a better source for music than KZbin :-)

[@uzidabach]

one of the best solo artists ever no doubt the best left live to be 120 years old leonard :)

[@sotnosen95]

This aged well.

[@jschuler53]

have never seen LC live but would love to.... and love him so....esp HIS Hallelujah..didn't Canada declare it the best song ever written by a Canadian

[@PamelaElle]

Gosh...I've been looking for this one everywhere...thx soooo much for posting!

[@existingappointment]

This is my favorite version of this song. At this point in his life his voice was that perfect blend of all that whiskey and cigarettes or what ever (he says ) caused this deep rich sound. .AND this song is so amazingly rich. It evokes emotions that have nothing to do with religion for me. It is joyful, painful, spiritual, poignant and sexual. Leonard, what a song, what a guy!

[@tennessee2402]

No nations no boundaries no religions, this song is representing the universe language of all time. May I express in my Language na ka : ทุกครั้งที่ฟังเพลงนี้ ทำให้นึกถึงอดีตที่ผ่านมา ทุกครั้งที่เห็นการจากไปคนใดคนหนึ่ง ช่างเศร้าเหลือเกิน แต่ทุกอย่างคือสัจธรรม ความจริง : May God Bless You Always!

[@MisterH37]

@JuniorT Took the words right out of my mouth . . . and soul.

[@evapetho3078]

My favorite version of this song. Ever.

[@Dave070545]

@mysticmicah this is also one of my very favorite music pieces. I saw it originally in The Netherlands and am also glad that it has returned to uTube. Good luck in all your efforts !!

[@liagarden]

Have loved him for over 30 years! My son (now 28) grew up listening to Leonard Cohen & Bob Dylan (all my favorite Jew-boys, along with Jon Stewart & Bill Mahar), My son plays guitar, and can sing all these songs. Thank you for posting. I just sent this version to him! Lia Emet--from Brooklyn

[@ruerne]

i just LOVE you for putting this one in i cant find et anywere ells free on the net ty SO MUCH!

[@Leaa3311]

This voice, these words, this melody, these choirs. How can it be so beautiful ? Answer : Leonard Cohen ! Thxs for this version which is just one of the most beautiful songs of all the times (to me)

[@partisan72]

No one but the great Leonard Cohen can move you so deeply...Best version for sure...

[@Jeffreysaunt]

Thank you so much for sharing this...tonight I really needed the best version of this song...it resonates in my soul. Regardless of people's translations or ideas of what this song really means...it brings me peace. Thanks again!

[@oOcarambola13Oo]

He owns this song, none better

[@marshall5132]

Saw this guy in 2009. Had some of the best talent on stage I have ever seen.

[@ariannecat]

This is the original from which all magnificant versions are his legacy--thank you Leonard!

[@sounddiv]

This vid is such a juxtaposition to the actual live version and the feeling and meaning of the song...

[@julianna1309]

beautiful, I have his older version, he only gets better with age

[@Tomtrong-y1b]

A superstar, pure and simple.

[@lauradamico3027]

Sarai sempre nel mio cuore Leonard...perche'...immenso come te...non c'e' nessuno...ne' mai potra' esserci...ovunque tu sia...merry christmas!!! Laura

[@Papapyes]

Absolutely best version! No doubt about that. Leonard Cohen is amazing. Heard and saw him live in Malmoe, Sweden for the third time in my life this summer and he was better than ever. If possible!!

[@ritademaria4047]

Que voz incrível. Deus Seja Louvado! 🛐☝️😢👏👏

[@bathtangle]

This is the best version, the original. I don't know why it took clicking through many videos to find this.

[@z3r0t0l3r4ns]

@JuniorT my second favorite verse, after the one preceding it "You say I took the name in vain I don't even know the name. But if I did, well really, what's it too ya. There's a blaze of light in every word, It doesn't matter which you heard The Holy, or the broken Hallelujah." as a literature nerd I get more than a little pleasure from the phrase "a blaze of light in every word."

[@debmccafferty1007]

One of the most brilliant songs ever written - WOW!!!

[@userexists123]

I've listened to about a hundred different people singing this song and nobody does it better than the original - the amazing Leoonard Cohen. The Norwegians Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes, and Askil Holm come second and then .....................fresh air before anybody else comes even close.

[@pautaeuevoce8031]

The Best Músic of Leonard Cohen!

[@GavinJ37]

Cannot believe this man is no longer with us. Things will never be the same....RIP LEONARD 😢

[@Lamporre]

Seven people don't appreciate great music enough to notice it past the video. One of the most touching songs ever, made by one of Canada's greatest song writers of all time.

[@jeffdavis9427]

Another great artist gone. Hasn't 2016 taken enough?

[@vercrosa]

Really. Enough.

[@bartvanoosterhout1641]

Frank Sinatra Jr., Prince, David Bowie and Leonard Cohen. The list goes on!

[@Cryogenius333]

Jeff davis 2016: The Year of Falling Stars.

[@mfleet1973]

RIP LEONARD

[@janine942]

ne me lasse jamais d entendre cette belle chanson paroles + musique .bravo monsieur cohen xxxxx janine942

[@ThreeAMWoman]

Hallelujah for the genius of Leonard Cohen. This is the best version of this poem song. Thank you for the post.

[@harmidis]

Hi's here, with this song he will be right here for always and forever!

[@esterinacomparelli7408]

Magnifique ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@catiemiller6522]

Lui aussi méritait le Prix Nobel de la Paix car c'est un grand poète. Repose en paix auprès des étoiles. Paix Amour au monde entier...

[@cloudiecat]

@The3rdhero It may not be the original video but it is the original recording from the album 'Various Positions' which this song was on. I got that album back in 1985 I think it was, and this is the recording on it - not the slower version I've heard him do elsewhere on KZbin. Not sure why he slowed it down, I prefer it at this pace myself.

[@HIGAA]

One of best music ever.

[@zaidaaudet5730]

That was music in that time yes very good lovely touching xx

[@ubaldocavalcanti6226]

Beautiful, beautiful!!! Show!

[@Bogna1]

I wish to met man like him...so deep....such spirit...for inspiration....

[@emilycoatesmusic]

@writerman242 I completely agree, this was for me THE HIGHLIGHT of his concert in London a couple of years ago... I love this man!

[@hartfully]

The most gorgeous and poetic song. Love this version. Listened so many times to this song and the many artists' versions and hear something new almost every time. Recently understood the bible images put forth so magically.

[@contacter]

Cohen is a Canadian national treasure, our Poet Laureate and the Worlds.

[@SuperGrandlady]

Thank You Father God, for the wonderful songs by Leonard Cohen.

[@slavomiramatysova2299]

absolutly glourious

[@Connnniedr]

The MOST beautiful video Ive ever heard! THANK YOU!

[@katrinaallan2092]

Rest in peace x

[@stephenfraser4521]

Katrina Allan v

[@barao75]

I do thank for this video... Hallelujah!

[@Celenost]

I´ve listened to this constantly in my head in four days now! Maybe I should stop listening to it as soon as i get home.

[@evansjoker]

so 80s....love it thx

[@jhameiagoh]

I LOVE this version! Thanks for uploading!

[@JikanPJ]

Not Dutch, German. The intro from the presenter is cut off in this clip, but there used to be a version with a German introduction (it had [phone] views ... )

[@Colt28683]

Cohen is the man that can't be out done!

[@RaisingWar]

Always liked this version of this song...so many voices .... RIP ... God Love ya !

[@krzysio8313]

Najpiękniejszy utwór, który stworzył człowiek

[@mclaire12]

it is beyond words -how does he do this?

[@Noah-ww5kx]

not even close. best version ever. I mean seriously amazing

[@Codaks]

In 10 days it's my turn to experience the master at work. I just cant wait